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authorSteven Noonan <steven@uplinklabs.net>2021-11-17 00:25:26 -0800
committerCristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@collabora.com>2022-12-12 17:57:16 +0200
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x86: implement tsc=directsync for systems without IA32_TSC_ADJUST
Signed-off-by: Steven Noonan <steven@uplinklabs.net>
Signed-off-by: Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@collabora.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 42af9ca0127e..b34b81cb0789 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6319,6 +6319,8 @@
 			in situations with strict latency requirements (where
 			interruptions from clocksource watchdog are not
 			acceptable).
+			[x86] directsync: attempt to sync the tsc via direct
+			writes if MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST isn't available
 
 	tsc_early_khz=  [X86] Skip early TSC calibration and use the given
 			value instead. Useful when the early TSC frequency discovery